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the ancient software still running on hardware that forgot how to update it
means An innate, unlearned impulse or pattern of behavior that pushes a creature to act in a certain way without conscious reasoning.
from From Latin instinctus, meaning 'impulse' or 'instigation' — the past participle of instinguere, 'to incite or impel.' That verb breaks down into in- ('on, toward') plus stinguere ('to prick, goad'), the same prodding root that gives us 'distinguish' and 'extinguish.' So at its heart, instinct is the inner goad — the prick that gets you moving before your mind has weighed in.
- gut brain
- Your intestines hold 500 million neurons making snap calls
- fear speed
- Amygdala reacts before your conscious mind notices anything
- baby grip
- Newborns clutch hard enough to hang from a branch
- goosebumps
- Leftover reflex to fluff fur you no longer have
- snake fear
- Humans spot serpents faster than flowers or frogs
for instance
migrating monarch butterflies — travel 3,000 miles from canada to mexico without ever having made the journey before